October 8, 1847. Ezra Cornell to D.T. Tillotson: "For Hevens sake push on that work. Off with your coat and at it, let us have action as well as talk. The line must be at work from Buffalo to Milwaukee before the 1st of Jan next." October 11, 1847. Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell: "Your account of the Fair represents a meager affair. I am sorry there is no more spirit in the Farmers of Tompkins. I shall have to go at farming again and steer them up. "I understand that Mr. Eddy wants you to go into the Telegraph business for him. I am surprised at this, at any rate I trust you don't entertain this small potatoe Telegraph Operation of his for a moment. When I wish you to go into the Telegraph business I can put you in some respectable position in the business, but I want you to attend to your studdies and qualify yourself for some respectable position in Society." Topics: Telegraph business correspondence: technical matters, materials and supplies, disputes concerning western lines, Canadian lines, Troy & Canada Junction line; Montreal Telegraph Company. Personal names: McRea, W.C.; Speed, J.J.; Wood, M.L.; Wood, M.B.; Tillotson, D.T.; Cornell, Alonzo B. Geography: Montreal; Troy, N.Y.; Middlebury, Vt.; Burlington, Vt.